Maspeth was a station along the Lower Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station was opened in February 1895 at 58th Avenue and Rust Street.[1] The station closed in October 1903.[1] It was reopened and closed again afterwards, dates between these years is unconfirmed, around 1924 the building was removed and around 1925 the station stop itself was discontinued.[2] Currently the area is the site of freight activity by the New York and Atlantic Railway.[3]
Maspeth | |||||||||||
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| Location | Rust Street and 58th Street Maspeth, Queens, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.722833°N 73.914056°W / 40.722833; -73.914056 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | LIRR | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 1895 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1925 | ||||||||||
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Long Island Rail Road stations | |||||||
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| City Terminal Zone |
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| Atlantic Branch (east) |
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| Far Rockaway Branch |
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| Hempstead Branch |
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| Long Beach Branch |
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| Montauk Branch |
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| Oyster Bay Branch |
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| Pt. Jefferson Branch |
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| Pt. Washington Branch |
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| Main Line (east) / Ronkonkoma Branch / Greenport Branch |
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| Belmont Park Branch |
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| W. Hempstead Branch | |||||||
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